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Elkhart County, IN

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Commuting

In Indiana, most workers commute to a job, either within their home county or beyond. Patterns of commuting are significant in showing the labor supply. The county labor force represents workers who reside in the county no matter where they work.

Commuting Data, 2019
 Number
Number of tax filers who live in county and work131,942
Number of tax filers who work in the county156,735
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county122,446
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county34,289
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
St Joseph County12,40441.0%
Michigan8,41327.8%
Kosciusko County4,20213.9%
Lagrange County3,50411.6%
Marshall County1,7145.7%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
St Joseph County4,99661.7%
Kosciusko County1,00612.4%
Out of State80910.0%
Lagrange County80710.0%
Michigan4856.0%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over97,136100.0%
  Travel To Work92,41495.1%
    Car, Truck, or Van88,10490.7%
      Traveled Alone72,66774.8%
      Carpooled15,43715.9%
    Used Public Transportation2060.2%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other4,1044.2%
  Worked At Home4,7224.9%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)19.2 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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